Mass protest and hunger strike on Nauru
Almost all of the 400 asylum seekers on Nauru are holding a one-day hunger strike today, Friday 26 October. The hunger strike began Friday...
Court orders blinded Manus Morrison victim to Australia
An Iraqi refugee who was one of two people left blind in one eye after the attacks on the Manus detention centre in February...
Nauruan refugees’ protest defies police ban
Up to 300 refugees, women, men and children, from all refugee camps across Nauru have defied the Nauruan government and police attempts to ban...
CUT THE HYPOCRISY; IT’S THE MINISTER KEEPING PEOPLE IN CAMPS AND PUSHING FAMILY MEMBERS...
Refugee groups have rejected the Immigration Minister’s assertion that refugee boat arrivals take the places of refugees in camps as a convenient untruth.
“The Minister...
Refugee supporters urge Barnaby Joyce to release Syrian accountant from Villawood
The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce’s call for Australia to resettle more Syrian refugees.
The Minister was quoted saying, “As an accountant...
REFUGEE GROUP CALLS PROTEST: NO OFF-SHORE PROCESSING: IMMEDIATE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT FROM INDONESIA – MERAK...
The Refugee Action Coalition has called a protest, at Sydney’s Immigration office, 26 Lee Street, Wednesday, 15 August, 12.00 noon.
The government is selectively choosing...
Medevac repeal shame—transfer them all now
The Refugee Action Coalition condemns the government’s repeal of the Medevac legislation.
The repeal of the Medevac legislation means that the refugees in PNG and...
Ahwazi Arab refugees protest in Canberra : Off shore processing and human rights in...
A group of around 50 Ahwazi Arab refugees are holding two protests in Canberra today, on Monday 24 September.
The protesters, travelling from Brisbane, Sydney,...
Two weeks: Nauru hunger strike, lip stitching protest continues
Eight Iranian asylum seekers are into their 15th day with their lips stitched. And between 20 and 30 asylum seekers (including those with stitched...
Biggest yet protests on Manus Island: Lawyers arrive but protests greet Julie Bishop
The daily protests that began on Manus Island on 25 January continue to grow.
Reports from inside the detention say that yesterday, the day Foreign...
